Complete Anglican Hymns Old and New ‎#572d

572d. Praise to the Holiest

1 Praise to the Holiest in the height,
and in the depth be praise:
in all his words most wonderful,
most sure in all his ways.

2 O loving wisdom of our God!
when all was sin and shame,
a second Adam to the fight,
and to the rescue came.

3 O wisest love! that flesh and blood,
which did in Adam fail,
should strive afresh against the foe,
should strive and should prevail.

4 And that a higher gift than grace
should flesh and blood refine,
God's presence and his very self,
and essence all-divine.

5 And in the garden secretly,
and on the cross on high,
should teach his brethren, and inspire
to suffer and to die.

6 Praise to the Holiest in the height,
and in the depth be praise:
in all his words most wonderful,
most sure in all his ways.

Text Information

• First Line: Praise to the Holiest in the height
• Title: Praise to the Holiest
• Author: John Henry Newman, 1801-1890
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2000
• Scripture:
  1 Corinthians 15:45
  ;
  Acts 7:48-49
  ;
  John 18:11
  ;
  Philippians 2:5-11
  ;
  Psalm 102:19

Tune Information

• Name: BILLING
• Composer: Richard Runciman Terry, 1865-1938
• Meter: CM
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: © Burns & Oates
• Notes: Now Public Domain